Rail-fastener.



s. A. NELSON.

. RAIL FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED JAN- 29, I9I6. 1,191,025. Patented July 11, 1916.

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RAIL-FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 11, 1916.

Application filed January 29, 1916. Serial No. 75,076.

0 all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, SWAN ALLEN NELSON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Tunnclhill, in the county of Cambria and State ofPennsylvania, have invented new and useful Improvements inRail-Fasteners, of which the following is a specification.

The present invention relates to improvements in means for securingrails to railway ties, and the object of the invention is first toprovide a device of this character which is extremely simple inconstruction; second, to provide a rail securing device which willstraddle the tie upon which the rail rests and which will be effectivelyconnected to the said tie to prevent movement thereof in any direction;and finally, to provide a device of this character which shall embodythe desirable features of simplicity, cheapness to manufacture, ease inapplication, as well as thorough efficiency in operation.

\Vith the above and other objects in view, the improvement resides inthe construction, combination and arrangement of parts set forth in thefollowing specification and falling within the scope of the appendedclaims.

In the drawings: Figure 1 'is a top plan view illustrating a railsecured to the tie in accordance with the present invention, Fig. 2 is atransverse sectional view on the line 2-2 of Fig. 1, Fig. .3 is aperspective view of the saddle member, Fig. 4 is a similar view of amodified form of said member, Fig. 4 is a transverse sectional Viewthrough the tie, the saddle member as well as the grab hooks and one ofthe upper rods being also shown in section, Fig. 5 is a perspective viewof the turnbuckle, Fig. 6 is a similar view of one of the rods, Fig. 7is a similar view of one of the grab hooks, and Fig. 8 is an enlargeddetail vertical longitudinal sectional view taken through the turnbuckleand the ends of the threaded rods and illustrating the manner in whichthe securing elements are applied to hold the turnbuckle and rods uponthe tie.

Referring now to the drawings in detail, the numeral 1 designates a railwhich rests upon suitable ties 2. These ties may be constructed of anydesired or preferred material and when the same are constructed of woodthe saddle plate is preferably provided with longitudinally extendingteeth, and when the said ties are constructed of plastic material thesaddle plate is provided with both longitudinally extending andtransversely extending teeth orbiting elements which will prevent theimprovement from longitudinal movement when arranged upon the tie.

The saddle plate comprises preferably a substantially rectangularelement, indicated by the numeral 3, the same having its outer faceformed with longitudinally extending teeth 1 and being also providedwith a central opening or bore 5. Extending through the bore 5 andprojecting beyond the opposite sides of the saddle plate 3 is a rod 6.This rod has its ends pivotally connected with threaded members 7 thesaid threaded members being engaged by turnbuckles 8, rods 9 havingtheir ends provided with threads arranged at an opposite angle to thatof the rod 7 being secured to the opposite ends of the turnbuckles 8.The rods 9 are pivotally connected, as at 10, to laterally extendinggrab members or hooks 11 and 12 respectively. Both of the members 11 and12 are provided upon what may be termed their under or lower faces withlugs forming rests 13 upon which the base flanges of the rails areadapted to be arranged, and by adjusting the turnbuckles 8 it will benoted that the saddle plate 3 will be forced into contacting engagementwith the underface of the tie, so that the longitudinal movement of thesecuring device will be effectively prevented. g

If desired, and .as illustrated in Fig. 41 of the drawings, the saddleplate 1 1 has its upper face provided with teeth 15 which are arrangedat an angle to each other or in other-words the upper face of the saddleplate is serrated so that the same will bite into the underface of thetie, and also the said plate, to the opposite sides of its bore orlongitudinal passage 16 is beveled at an angle to its longitudinal edgesand thus it will be noted that by adjusting the turnbuckles the member14: will have its teeth 15 efi'ectively and securely contacted with theunderface of the tie, regardless of the fact that the tie may beconstructed of the ordinary wooden material or plastic or metallicmaterial.

The turnbuckles 8 may be provided with transverse alining openingsthrough which may be passed a pin or other securing device, indicated bythe numeral 17. or either the members 7 or 9 may be formed with aplurality of spaced transverse depressions through which may be passedlocking elements in the nature of pins or nails 20, the said members 20entering the sides of the tie to secure the adjustable elements againstrotation.

From the above description, taken in connection with the accompanyingdrawings, the simplicity of the device as well as the advantages thereofwill, it is thought, be perfectly apparent to those skilled in the artto Which such invention appertains Without further detailed description.

Having thus described the invention, what I claim is:

'1. In combination, a tie and rails arranged upon the tie, a railsecuring device comprising grab members adapted to engage with both theunder and the upper faces of the base flanges of the rails, rodsconnected with the said grab members, means for ad-' justing the rods, asaddle plate arranged under the tie, a rod disposed centrally of thesaddle plate, and a connection between the said rod and the saidadjustable rods.

2. A tie and a rail seated upon the tie, grab hooks engaging the baseflanges of the rail and disposed to the opposite sides of the tie, saidgrab hooks having rail engaging surfaces adapted to receive thebaseflanges of the rail, longitudinally movable elements plate .connectedwith the grab hooks and adapted 3. In combination With a tie and a railresting upon the tie, asaddle plate provided with teeth arrangedtransversely of the tie and having its teeth contacting with the tie, arod passing centrally through the saddle and having its ends projectingbeyond the ends of the said saddle plate, threaded members pivotallysecured to the opposite ends of said rod, turnbuokles connected with thesaid threaded members, threaded members secured to the opposite ends ofsaid turnbuckles, grab hooks pivotally connected with the last mentionedthreaded members, and said grab hooks engaging the base flanges of therail, and means for securing the turnbuckles or the threaded members tothe'tie.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnessesSWAN A. NELSON.

Witnesses:

EMIL CoUR'rIN, FLoREsT Gonnm.

